pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
(police) detective; criminal matter
woman; female; feminine gender
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
witnessing; observing; sighting
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
manjū with a meat filling; steamed yeast bun with a meat filling
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
steamed bun with minced pork filling
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to speak; to hear a voice
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
economic fortune; luck with money
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
person being waited for; person who waits
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke